The sun. [volume] (New York [N.Y.]) 1833-1916, 1887-10-14

X examination to tho next day. But TO the Few
4 questions no did ask the responses were OF no
value. -taHt
i Two other incidents Of her experience be-
Il tween the timo OF her examination In tho little
room and her being put to bed In the other
Il little room are Of note 40 calculated to bring
homo to her realization OF what she had un-
dertnken in venturing upon q trial Of asylum
life. Ono was the. BATH which is one, OF the
tau prsen Where ions terms are served SS
purpose In the case 81 the asylum is twotoi a.
9se Ss ad Of hS ethsf
marks Of bruises or injuries In Miss Browne
s srss'qsSSS e hold = her posy s,saSSc
isSs nd s thas she Glad
bath, but would have preferred to administer
The other incident OF her early asylum, OK :.
supper was tho first thing said 70 her IN the
posstaIation 81 word or look, The dining room a
long ana ts ssEo W sRs a" The the pa.l aGSa
consisted Sf tea and bread end butter +, ,b and
s E snoWn a AZ Dand Tie
for which sometimes pickles are substituted;
s Tse s ae esaaT o
When Nellie saw the clean whfte-pine
.ssay sa With E Mat St t as sSa Ct
was to DO expected either in the way Of food or
iaso e an q esspression Of dissatisfaction. The
heavy, clumsy stone china ware. the , awkward Id
& Sssass 81 knives aaa "Rs
everything were some Of the d!stasteful fea-
lures 70 the dainty girl And the c9ars zen So
fare. and the nature OF the service also seemed
to fail to come up to her IDEAS. .,,.
the purpose p Of eating. She displayed a sum;
a GS ss sssod s and sod
potatoes Of her first meal at bellevue; The
toa was soon over. and the attendants. who are
naens to sRe any
an extra or different dietary. allowance is nee
s hor
of distaste were not considered to pc OF any
consequence In view OF her ability to eat
PUT TO BED EARLY. So.
must be in bed at $3.50 p. NJ, and to &C.
complish, that the beginning IN the work Ts Of I
nterSs bstWeen tea tea time and bed time Is given
iris Mondas sys1P %. ,hs other npa
inE 70 the plane, Or in dancing to It's tones ne
She sat listlessly in the corner Of one Of the
settees for some minutes after her return from
taee u and hands washed utter the meal had
BEEN an incident that quit, to- forGiiSIy re-
or wish This compulsory washing after
of es she seSuiations Of the Institution and
2 coming as It did so soon after the obliga;
patient mt. lad very great effect in impressi9g
Nellie. who was accustomed to washing herself
a. hs s a the ssI f TIC Tath that
fermined BY the attendants to put her to bed Cd
Ssh lay S"i isa = shs Ss!isf sss I.tis moTs
sett i ,1 her %ndressed and disposed Of in one
Of the little single-bedded rooms for she had
se g. herp
to come to an understanding with her had not
met with any degree of success. Before the
name and had asked her few other questions
sSe gave Nee
satisfactory answers to. any further questions.
Al last she said that she would answer any
For q time time she did so. repeating over and over
again expressions supposed to be In that
tongue.
AN UNHAPPY NIGHT ENDING IN CHIoRAL-
The summons to follow the attendant to
room 2S. down the hail. was responded to IN ST.
Nse who sRs had nYrss
o. tha whoie rom the OUTSIDE But
the Inside Ii looked even smaller, more bare,
and less cheerful. The kindly hall light that
md the closing Of an inside easement Of heavy
cpenn seus IN oh the sisk wall
stone, and the prison-like bars on its outside.
81 he oshe
Plase. And when the attendant had undressed
idition OF mind and nerves that again accorded
pretty fully with her position in a mad house.
sna tho eSsed
wac shut By spring lock int c9aa Pc }cE 9n
shsiy Gn tSis H iae roen her clothing al
snd nothing TO look al 4 she had one: Nell Ell
,she had been left, and TO stay IN the little cot.
tit was thirty -four inches wtde and was fur
two ciean but f1 coarse Sheets. wooIien blanket,
white ana so sSIt 81
sbie eno su BY any one who had never been
z used to any better, but 1t was one upon which
the frame accustomed to the Injuries OF curled
hair and elastic springs wouid Vainiy Try 10
30 with the effect Of the strain upon her
fort Tor G hsr body Nellie tossed and tumbied
upon the narrow COUGH to the imminent dan
Of nsfss I'm eSa
the rst three 1f the p Z; IN
time she received sleeping dose OF choral
from the night. doctor and seemed glad to get
ID She slept then until morning.
UPHOLSTERED IN UNIFORM.
II Her first night was summarized on Night At;
tepdant Byrnes's' report as having passed
quietly. The frat full day was more sveattul.
ant with the asylum clothes Nellie was
dressed In them. The undercothing was az.
cepted with . not upnatural repugnance. 1t
was coarse and clumsy, but clean. and under
the dress was quite out Of the question.
Nellie did not SO far forget herself as to become
voiuble, but she managed to show a great deal
of determinatiop In the matter. II was not a
check material Is far from beautiful It was
simple affair. without shape or style; The skirt
was equally simple. Not only did IL lack
too short The last objection was fatal;
Nellie would have none OF 1t, and another had
to be got
dressed and washed, It was breakfast time.
Tile breakfast was nike the supper. as far as
q ravenous appetite. nor did she eat with
But she did not merit a report that she